Manager, Supply Chain – Port Hope, ON – Hybrid - Full Time – ID# 7146 Are you ready to make an impact in the Power industry? Join
PTAG, a leading
Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully.
We are seeking a
Manager, Supply Chain to support our growing team in
Port Hope, ON. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.
About PTAG At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration.
Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects.
Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives.
Our values include: - Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers, and clients is always the top priority.
- Collaboration: We build true partnerships with clients and service providers.
- Leadership: We elevate project performance through the application of best practices.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for every aspect of our engagements.
- Client Satisfaction: We strive for 100% satisfaction on every project.
- Integrity: We believe in open and transparent communication at all levels.
Role & Responsibilities - Lead the development and execution of strategic contracting and procurement initiatives for complex, high-value capital projects.
- Provide expert guidance on contract strategy, commercial risk, claims management, negotiations, and procurement best practices.
- Oversee the full procurement lifecycle, including supplier qualification, RFP development, bid evaluation, contract award, and post-award contract administration.
- Lead complex commercial negotiations, contract amendments, dispute resolution, claims, mediation, and arbitration activities.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with project teams, legal counsel, suppliers, and executive stakeholders to ensure successful contract delivery.
- Develop and implement procurement and contracting strategies aligned with project and business objectives.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, governance requirements, ethical contracting standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Review contractor performance, identify commercial risks, and implement mitigation strategies to protect project objectives.
- Provide strategic commercial advice to executive leadership on contract execution, supplier performance, and procurement risks.
- Lead, mentor, and develop procurement and contracting professionals while promoting a high-performance, collaborative team environment.
- Manage departmental budgets, resource planning, forecasting, and performance reporting.
- Support portfolio planning by translating strategic objectives into departmental execution plans.
- Prepare executive reports, business cases, commercial recommendations, and presentations for senior leadership.
- Foster long-term supplier partnerships and drive continuous improvement in procurement and contract management processes.
- Promote collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams to ensure successful project execution and commercial outcomes.
Abilities and Skills - Developing collaborative long term strategic agreements and relationships.
- Management of high value procurements and acquisitions in complex services, construction, technology or process based industry.
- Demonstration of managing and working within high performing integrated program or project teams.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, along with the proven ability to mediate and negotiate well.
- Excellent business judgement and savvy with a proven ability to make decisions under pressure that are of high consequence to risk, performance, and budget.
- Demonstrated management skills and experience including resource management, budgeting, planning and reporting, team building and relationship management.
- Strong business ethics and process orientation.
Experience - 10+ years of progressively experience in contracting, procurement and supply chain management, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a senior or lead contracting/ negotiating capacity.
- Extensive experience with Target Cost contracts.
- Significant experience in Procure to Pay processes, Contracting lifecycles, and depending on portfolio, in EPC, Design & Build, Design-Bid-Build and formation of complex, $multi million capital projects or programs.
Qualifications - A University Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Commerce, Law and/or Economics.
- PMAC, SCMAO, PMP or equivalent are considered assets.
Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Why Join PTAG? At PTAG, you’ll be part of a dynamic, growing consulting firm that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation.
Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and capital projects.
- Exposure to industry-leading clients and partners.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible work environment and opportunities for advancement.
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- A culture that values safety, accountability, and excellence.
PTAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
PTAG uses AI-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, including reviewing applications against job-related criteria. These tools are used to assist our recruiters. All hiring decisions are made by PTAG recruiters and hiring managers. 
